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So I'm going to keep score for my kid's baseball team....

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Huggy, May 22, 2009.

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  1. Fly

    Fly Well-Known Member

    Hand him back the scorebook and tell him, "Do it yourself douchenozzle...these are fucking 9-year olds. Who the fuck cares!!!"
     
    Fly, May 22, 2009
    #13
  2. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    Thankfully, no. With the notable exception of hockey, kid's sports aren't as craqzy as they are down there. JR can back me on this one.
     
    Huggy, May 22, 2009
    #14
  3. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member


    That's because you're socialists and don't believe in competition.
     
    Buck, May 22, 2009
    #15
  4. zebracoy

    zebracoy Guest

    A pitching machine?
     
    zebracoy, May 22, 2009
    #16
  5. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    Five more years, and there won't be any parents left who know how to keep score.
    I'm the oldest dad from my 11-year-old's team and the only one who knows how to keep a book.
    The coach's wife has to fumble though it for games I can't make or get to late because of work.
     
    MTM, May 22, 2009
    #17
  6. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Where the ball went is probably the biggest thing. In a previous life about 25 years ago, I coached a high-level team for 12-year-olds for a couple of summers. When a kid walked up to hit for the other team, my scorekeeper knew I wanted to hear 2-3, both hits to right center and the ground out was to second. Just a snappy sentence to let me know what the kid had done and if there was a trend.
    3-3, we ain't kept him in the yard yet. Shit like that.

    I could tell you what every one of my kids had done on every pitch but couldn't remember jack about the other team.
     
    Moderator1, May 22, 2009
    #18
  7. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    No, but good records might be worth something when Scott Boras comes sniffing around.

    Keeping a good book will help your team and could help clarify some sticky situations if the umpiring crew is at all suspect.
     
    Sam Mills 51, May 22, 2009
    #19
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